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This work is about Gmirkin's theory that the Pentateuch was written around 270 BCE using Greek sources found at the Great Library of Alexandria.
This work compares the ancient law collections of the Ancient Near East, the Greeks and the Pentateuch to determine the legal antecedents for the biblical laws. A striking number of legal parallels are found between the Pentateuch and Athenian laws, and specifically with those found in Plato's Laws of ca. 350 BCE. Constitutional features in biblical law, Athenian law, and Plato's Laws also contain close correspondences. Several genres of biblical law, including the Decalogue, are shown to have striking parallels with Greek legal collections, and the synthesis of narrative and legal content is shown to be compatible with Greek literature.
All this evidence points to direct influence from Greek writings, especially Plato's Laws, on the biblical legal tradition. Finally, it is argued that the creation of the Hebrew Bible took place according to the program found in Plato's Laws for creating a legally authorized national ethical literature, reinforcing the importance of this specific Greek text to the authors of the Torah and Hebrew Bible in the early Hellenistic Era. This study offers a fascinating analysis of the background to the Pentateuch, and will be of interest not only to biblical scholars, but also to students of Plato, ancient law, and Hellenistic literary traditions.
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Plato, Bible, Middle Eastern Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Pentateuch, Library of Alexandria, Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t., Middle eastern literature, Philosophy and religion, Comparative studies, Criticism, interpretation, Middle Eastern literature, Relation to the Old Testament, Littérature moyen-orientale, Relation avec l'Ancien Testament, RELIGION, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Judaism, Sacred Writings, HISTORY, Ancient, GeneralPeople
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